Folding-seat bed



P. HERBULD.

`F0LD|NQ SEAT BED-. i APPLICATION FILED MAR. 2:1921.

Patented July 19, 1921.

2 SHEETS-SHEET l- Innen/af' P, HERBOLD.

FOLDING SEAT BED.

APPLICATION FILED MAR. 2. IszI.

Patented July 19, 1921.

2 SHEETS--SHEET 2- Y UNITED ASTATES PHILIP 'HERBOLDQ'OF GALION, OHIO.

FOLDING-SEAT BED.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed March 2, 1921. Serial No. 448,972.

To @ZZ 207mm t may concern-f Be it known that l, PHILIP HERBOLD, a citizen of the United States7 residing at Galion, in the county of Crawford and State of Ohio, have invented certain new and use ful Improvements in Folding-Seat Beds, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to folding beds of the type which can be used as couches or davenports when closed. 1n the drawings, Figure 1 is a sectional view through a couch showing the framework which carries the springs in the position it assumes when the couch is closed. Fig. 2 is a view similar to .Fig. 1 showing the position of the spring carrying frames when the couch is opened to be used as a bed; Fig. 3 is a fragmentary perspective View of one corner showing the construction of the hinge used; Fig. 4 is a `.'f'ragmentary perspective view of the spring frame which forms the head end of the springs when the device is used as a bed and forms a seat when the devire is used as a couch; Fig. 5 is .a view similar to Figa showingthe construction of the other two spring carrying frames.

1n the drawings. 1 indicates a box-like housing which forms the body of thedevice when used as a couch and in which 'the spring frames are folded as clearly indicated in Fing. 1. .A frame generally indicated by 2, which comprises two side rails 3 which eX- tend downwardly at their front ends as indicated at L and are connected by a cross piece 5. is pivotally connected to the part 1 at 6.

frame generally indicated by 7 which comprises two side members 8 and 9 which are dropped downwardly at their front and rear ends as at 10 and 11 and are connected by front and rea-r cross pieces 12 and 1.3, has

metal pieces 14e secured thereto at an angle as shown clearly in Fig. 3 whichare in turn pivotally connected at 15 to bars 16 which are fastened to the ends of the body 1. Hinged to the forward end of the side bars 8 and 9 of the frame 7 at 17 is a U-shaped frame 18. y

Legs 19 pivoted to the frame 7 and legs 20 pivoted to the frame 18 hold the forward ends of the respective frames in a horizontal position when the device is in the open posi.- tion shown in Fig. 2.

As will be clearly seen in Fig. 1 the construction of the hinge indicated at 14, 15 and 16 allows the frame to swing down within the box 1 when closed.

The cross rod 5 of the frame 2 rests on the front wall 21, of the housing 1., whose height is somewhat lower than the other three sides. In order tol either open or close the device the frame 2 is raised to the position shown by the dotted lines in Fig. 2 which will allow the frames 7 and 18 to be either inserted or withdrawn.

The springs will be made in two parts; one part carried by the frame 2 and the other part carried by the frames 7 and 18, and as will be clearly seen by the lowering' of the cross members 12 and 13 there will be nothing for the springs to come in contact with when they are depressed by a load, such as a person being placed upon them.

.1n consequence of this construction a softv or spring edge spring may be used, both in the seat frame 2 and the bed frame 7. The cross bars or rails being depressed or dropped permits the springs to be set in between the end rails of said frames. permitting a soft edge springfor the whole length of the seat Or bed. It will be noted that the front rail 5 of the seat frame 2 is depressed. to accommodate a soft edge spring; and that both the front and rear rails 12 and V13 of the folding frame 7 are depressed, so that a continuous soft spring base for a mattress may be used, thus producing a soft surface over the whole extent of the bed, without any objectionable cross-rail or the like in the upper plane of the bed.

I claim:

1. A sofa bed comprising a box.r a top seat frame hinged at its rear edge to the back of the box, the front wall of the box being of less height thanl'its rear wall and the front bar of the seat frame being dropped to rest on said front wall when closed, and a folding bed-frame hinged to the front of the box and adapted to swing into or out of the box when the seat frame is opened. the front and rear bars of the bed-frame being dropped, to support a soft edge spring thereon.

2. A sofa bed comprising a box frame, a top seat frame hinged to the back of the box Patented July 19, 1921.

frame, and a folding bed-frame hinged to folding legs to support the same in opened the front of the box frame and adapted to position.

swing int-o or out of the box when the seat In testimony whereof, I aIiX my signarmne is opened, said bed-frame comprising ture in presence of two witnesses.

inner and outer sections hinged together, PHILIP HERBOLD. the outer section being foldable over` upon the top of the inner section prior to being swung into the box, each section having Witnesses:

II. JAY BACHELDER, CARL J. GUGLER. 

